The pilot's name was Alan Weber, and he was from Oxnard California.

While the plane Weber was piloting is classified as experimental, officials said his N5QE plane is a popular state of the art aircraft.

"Most of these air planes are time honored airplanes. There has been hundreds of them built before they have outstanding safety records. Maybe it is an unfortunate thing that they are labeled experimental," said Frederick Wagoner, Local Experimental Aircraft Chapter President.

Frederick Wagoner, who is president of a local experimental aircraft chapter said while planes like Weber's are small, he said this plane specifically is a top performance aircraft, with a high tech engine that would have required good piloting skills.

"It certainly requires more pilot attention and the pilot has to be up on his flying skills, it's a high performance aircraft," Wagoner said.

An aircraft that also passed strict FAA certification, which is why it could land at El Paso International.

And according to airport officials, Weber was scheduled to arrive there and the runway was clear for his landing.

"We did not have to make any repairs to the runway in the last 24 hours," said Patrick Ablen, Aviation Director, El Paso International Airport.

And while an investigation continues into how Weber crashed his plane, Wagoner believes, it being an experimental plane, had nothing to do with the crash.

"It was a very good airplane, I am sure it was well built. It had an FAA certificate worthiness issued and like any other airplane things happen," Wagoner said.

Aviation Director, Patrick Ablen, here at El Paso International airport said the Flight Standards District Office out of Albuquerque is actually investigating the crash and they will pass their findings onto the NTSB, which may have a summary of the investigation within two weeks.